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  • EARTH’S NATURAL HERITAGE
    Bastian Bertzky; Monika Bertzky; Graeme L. Worboys; Lawrence S. Hamilton

    Protected Area Governance and Management, 04/2015
    Book Chapter

    Earth is a very special place. It may seem large, maybe even infinite in size, but when viewing images captured by remote robots from Mars early in the 21st century, we quickly appreciate how Earth is just one bright dot in a vast expanse of space. From Mars, Earth is dwarfed by an immensity of the Milky Way Galaxy and the Universe beyond, and images like these are what help us appreciate that Earth really is a finite ark of life. Earth hosts extraordinary natural wonders, formed over 4.5 billion years of geological and evolutionary change. It is a dynamic